Babel
by R.F. Kuang
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: very dark.
Robin is taken from Canton as a child and raised to study at Oxford's translation institute, where silver bars powered by mistranslation run the British Empire. Long, footnoted and furious about colonialism. The friendship at the center is the part that hurts.
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Is Babel spicy?
No. Babel has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is Babel?
We rate Babel 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are murder, graphic violence, death of a loved one, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.
Is Babel part of a series?
No, Babel is a standalone. You can pick it up without reading anything else first.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Babel
- Murder
- Graphic violence
- Death of a loved one
- Physical or emotional abuse
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Details
- Series status
- Standalone
- Pages
- 577
- First published
- 2022
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
